Defense and energy support for Ukraine, increased sanctions pressure on Russia and continuation of negotiations for the return of Ukrainians and the achievement of peace are the main priorities of the President's diplomatic efforts in February

During the month, the Head of State held 17 international meetings in Kyiv: with the President of the European Council Antonio Kosta and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Har Stere, the Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković, the Prime Minister of Moldova Aleksandr Munteanu, the Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berse, Acting Chairman of the OSCE, Vice President of Switzerland Ignatius Cassis and OSCE Secretary General Feridun Sinirlioglu, Marshal of the Polish Sejm Wlodzimierz Czazasty, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense of the Netherlands Dylan Jeshilgios-Zegerius and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Tom Berendsen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia Margus Tsakhna, Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs of France Catherine Vautrin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ghana Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, American Senators Richard Blumenthal and Sheldon Whitehouse, Members of the European Parliament from the parliamentary association United for Ukraine, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo.

Another 14 meetings were held on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference on February 13-14: with partners in the Berlin format, Federal Chancellor of Germany Friedrich Mertz, President of Finland Alexander Stubb, President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel, Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Har Stere, The Prime Minister of the Netherlands Dick Schoof, the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski, the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, American senators, heads of international investment companies and the Crown Prince of Iran in exile Reza Pahlavi.

In Germany, the Head of State also visited the first German-Ukrainian joint venture, which produces drones for the Ukrainian army, and accepted the first drone manufactured there. Ukraine plans to open ten such joint ventures for the production of Ukrainian drones by the end of the year.   In addition, the President received the Ewald von Kleist Award, which this year was awarded to the Ukrainian people. This is an annual award given by the organizers of the Munich Security Conference since 2009.

On the fourth anniversary of the start of the full-scale Russian war, the President of Finland Alexander Stubb, the President of the European Council Antoniou Košta, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, the Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal, the Prime Minister of Iceland Kristrun Frostadouttir, the Prime Minister of Latvia Evika Silinja, Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Haar Stere, Prime Minister of Croatia Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson and Minister of National Defense of Lithuania Robertas Kaunas.

During the meeting in Kyiv, Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Ursula von der Leyen agreed on the participation of the European Commission in the implementation of the renewed energy strategy of Ukraine - restoration of the energy industry and restructuring of the system. The President of the European Commission also announced a new energy plan: Repair, Rebuild, Restart, which will provide for a package of 920 million euros to stabilize the energy system of Ukraine.

In February, the Head of State held 11 phone conversations: with US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, new Dutch Prime Minister Rob Yetten, Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fizo and two conversations each with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and representatives of the US President Steven Witkoff and Jared Kushner.

Participation in international events and meetings: February 14 - the Munich Security Conference, February 24 - a meeting of the Coalition of the Willing with the participation of 36 countries in offline and online format, the Ukraine - Northern European and Baltic countries summit and an address to the European Parliament, February 26 - the first meeting of the International Advisory Group, which will attract investments for Ukraine and develop priority sectors of the economy.

Two rounds of meetings of the Ukrainian, American and Russian delegations took place last month: February 4-5 in Abu Dhabi and February 17-18 in Geneva. The most important result is the return home of 157 Ukrainians, most of whom have been in captivity since 2022. In February, it was possible to return part of the Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia. Thus, the total number of returned children within the framework of the Bring Kids Back UA initiative reached 2 thousand.

In connection with the events in the Middle East and the Gulf region, the Head of State noted that it is fair to give the Iranian people a chance to get rid of the terrorist regime, as well as guarantee the safety of all peoples who suffered from terror originating from Iran. "It is important to save as many lives as possible. It is important not to allow the expansion of the war. Importantly, the United States is determined. And whenever there is American resolve, global criminals weaken.

The corresponding understanding should come to the Russians as well," Volodymyr Zelenskyi said. On February 12, following the results of the meeting in the Rammstein format, the partners confirmed that the budget for support of Ukraine this year will amount to 38 billion dollars. Defense and energy packages: Sweden - military aid package worth more than 1. 4 billion dollars, 100 million dollars. energy support, USD 100 million to the PURL program. Great Britain - 200 million dollars.

on PURL, $680 million. for financing air defense, about 27 million dollars. to support the Ukrainian energy system. Norway - 1. 26 billion dollars. for drones, 940 million dollars. for air defense and technical support of F-16 fighters, $130 million. on PURL. Denmark – an additional 510 million euros to fill the Ukraine Support Fund in 2026, 47 million euros in humanitarian and energy aid, 32.

6 million euros to strengthen and modernize the training infrastructure for the Armed Forces of Ukraine through the Return Alive Fund.   Finland - defense package for 43. 2 million euros, 20 million euros for humanitarian aid.   Lithuania - 30 missiles for MANPADS, the Joint Statement of Intentions regarding co-production of defense products on the territory of Lithuania was adopted. Financing of the first projects will amount to at least 100 million euros under the SAFE program.

  Estonia – EUR 11 million for PURL.   Latvia - EUR 10 million for PURL. Iceland - 6. 5 million dollars. USA to support energy industry of Ukraine and 8 million dollars. – contribution to PURL. Canada - 2 billion Canadian dollars in military aid, 400 armored vehicles and 20 million Canadian dollars. to the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine. The Netherlands - 107 million dollars. to the PURL program. Japan - 41 million dollars. on Ukraine's primary needs for reconstruction. Croatia – EUR 1.

5 million to the Energy Support Fund of Ukraine, energy equipment worth EUR 500,000 and robotic demining machines worth EUR 1. 5 million. Switzerland - a package of energy assistance worth more than 35 million dollars. Israel - 117 mobile power plants for the Kyiv region.   Czech Republic – 55 electric generators. Italy - 10 high-power electric generators on wheels.

Sanction steps: synchronization of sanctions with Great Britain against former oligarch Dmitry Firtash, continuation of sanctions against Taras Kozak, one of the closest associates of former oligarch Viktor Medvedchuk, as well as sanctions packages against the self-proclaimed president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, Russian sportsmen-propagandists, captains of the Russian tanker fleet, the Military Industry Committee of the Russian Federation, Russian pseudo-historians and postal services.